Upper Peninsula & Lower Peninsula Chapters
Student Chapters at Michigan State University & Michigan Technological University

Spring 2012 Conference 16-17 May - Houghton

Updated Michigan Forests Flyer Revised 2012     Forest Management Guidelines for Michigan Revised 2010

Welcome to the Michigan Society of American Foresters Home Page.  Who is the SAF?  Click here!   This website is intended to serve the Michigan SAF and to provide forest & forestry information to Michigan citizens, family forest owners, teachers, and anyone else interested in Michigan's forests and forestry.  Forestry is an exciting profession with an amazing success story.

Chairs for 2012 . . . Joyce Angel (State), Terry Manty (U.P.), and Chad Fate (L.P.)

New resource . . . "A Day In the Life of A Forester" . . . careers in forestry

Position Statement on White-tailed Deer In Michigan

Report of the 2007 MSAF "deer perception" Survey

US Forest Service June 2008 "deer impacts" overview

Thinking about a timber sale? Hire a professional forester first!

Can you identify the leaves of Michigan's ten most common tree species?

Click here for the answers.

National SAF Office
Michigan State University Department of Forestry
Michigan Technological University School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment
Michigan Department of Natural Resources & Environment

This website is maintained by Bill Cook, Michigan State University Extension Forester/Biologist in the Upper Peninsula.  Comments, questions, and suggestions are gratefully accepted. 

Last update of this page was 20 April, 2012